After barring ‘Pappu’, EC clears BJP ad with ‘yuvraj’

Ahmedabad: The BJP has released a video which makes a reference of “yuvraj” to apparently target Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, after the EC barred the ruling party from using the word “Pappu” in an electronic advertisement for the upcoming Gujarat polls. The latest ad, released on Wednesday on the Facebook page of the Gujarat BJP, after getting a clearance from the EC, uses the word “yuvraj” (prince) to target the Congress leader.

Asked if the advertisement is the same wherein the EC had barred the BJP from using the word “Pappu”, BJP spokesperson Harshad Patel said, “I am not aware whether the advertisement released was the same one or not.”

While “Pappu” is perceived as a social media slur coined to target Gandhi, BJP leaders frequently taunt the Congress scion with words like “yuvraj” or “shahzada”.